Nagpur: 24-year-old booked for rape, POCSO offences against 17-year-old schoolgirl

Nagpur: Police have registered a case against a 24-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a minor schoolgirl after threatening to kill her. The incident took place within the limits of Hudkeshwar police station. The accused has been booked under rape provisions and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. These are allegations, and an investigation is under way.

The girl is 17 years old. She met the accused in 2021, it is alleged. He then began following her. One day, he stopped her on the road, got her mobile number and started talking to her, the allegations state.

The accused later took the girl to a lodge within the Hudkeshwar police station limits, it is alleged. There, he allegedly threatened to kill her and forced her into a physical relationship. It is alleged that he continued to sexually abuse her afterwards, repeatedly threatening to murder her.

The girl was deeply distressed by the continuous threats and the abuse. She finally told her family everything that had happened to her. With their help, she went to Hudkeshwar police station and filed a complaint.

On the basis of her complaint, police registered a case against the accused under rape provisions and the POCSO Act and began an investigation. According to the allegations, the two first got acquainted, then he began following her, then he got her mobile number and began talking to her, and then he took her to a lodge and threatened her. Police are verifying all these allegations.